Welcome to Backyard Ecology™
Nature isn’t just “out there.” It’s all around us, including right outside our doors. Join us as we ignite our curiosity and natural wonder, explore our yards and communities, and improve our local pollinator and wildlife habitat.
Do you want to…
🦋 learn more about the native plants, pollinators, wildlife, and other organisms that call your yard and community home?
🦋 create an eco-friendly yard that is full of life, but still provides places to play with your kids, grandkids, fur babies, or friends?
🦋 have your landscaping to be accepted by your neighbors and an inspiration for others?
🦋 reduce your yard maintenance so you have time to enjoy other things in your life?
🦋 be a good steward of your land and leave a legacy that includes making the world an ecologically better place?
Are you…
🦋 feeling overwhelmed?
🦋 unsure where to start or what to do next?
🦋 frustrated by the overly generalized, overly simplified, and often polarized information available online, in social media, and other locations?
🦋 searching for a balanced approach that considers your unique goals, property, and circumstances?
We get it. We created Backyard Ecology™ to help you become a Backyard Ecologist™.
Our focus on the eastern U.S. means that the information we share is applicable to you and where you live.
Finding your unique path…
The Backyard Ecology™ Community is for you, if you….
Our courses are for you, if you….
Our workshops are for you, if you….
The Backyard Ecologist™’s Newsletter is for you, if you….
Our YouTube channel, blog articles, and podcast episodes are for you, if you….
We look forward to helping you…
You can make a positive ecological difference, have fun doing it, and still enjoy the lifestyle that you want.
Backyard Ecology™’s Guiding Principles:
🦋 Curiosity: Nature is fun, interesting, and worth exploring. We will never know everything. Answers lead to more questions. That’s half the fun.
🦋 Balanced: You don’t have to choose. You can support nature AND the lifestyle you desire.
🦋 Science informed: Habitat creation and management should be based on the latest scientific research available.
🦋 Stewardship: Anyone can make a positive difference in the natural world and leave an ecological legacy on their property.
Thank you to our Patrons who provide monthly financial support!
Megan Amaral, Julie Krygier, Lizabeth, Russel Furnari, Crystal Robinson, Karen Veleta, Linda Relson, Kevin B, Sally Mirick, Crystal Dyamonds, Mitchell Bell, Laura Hunt, Sue Ann Barnes, Adrienne Richardson, J. Adam Perkey, Ariel, Cara Flinn, David Todd, Darrell Williams, LaVonne Fitts, Cathy, Michael, Tom Winner, Eric Fleming, Julie, SB H, Christopher Scully, Craig, Rachel Antonucci, Melissa Egbertson, Amanda Serenevy, Switzy, CotswoldsCottageMA, Vilma Fabre, and Pia O Nomata.